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Remembering Ryan

Contributed by Sophie Zapf Editor’s Note: Our family met the Tewells through the Brunswick Little Theatre working on Wizard of Oz in Odell Williamson Auditorium back in 2012. Melanie was the Wicked Witch, her youngest son Nick was her flying 

Beers of Autumn

Last month we spoke to Lorraine at Grape and Ale on Oak Island and asked her for recommendations for this month’s beer sampling column. She came through with three beers that speak to the volatile nature of early fall in

Classic Cars Online

While the streets of downtown Southport won’t be full of classic cars and  classic music this year, the 7th Annual Classic Cars and Rock’n’Roll Car Show will be carrying on by going virtual.  On Saturday, October 24, the Cape Fear

Art To Lift The Soul

Story By Carla Edstrom  If you have walked into The Painted Mermaid in Southport or browsed the Boiling Spring Lakes Neighbors Market, chances are you have come across one of artist Margo Flynn’s brightly painted fish, or engaging big-eyed mermaids.

Returning To The Gym Safely

Story By Brian Tully, MS We are moving into a new phase of the NC re-open plan, and this phase includes the re-opening of gyms. The gyms have been closed approximately six months now. Many of you have found alternate

Fresh Fish & More at Marketplace on Howe

Looking for fresh seafood, produce, or something to spruce up the house? Look no farther than The Marketplace on Howe/Fish Peddler at 310 North Howe Street. And if that’s not enough, some specially  procured NC regional items (liver mush anyone?)

Dealing With grief and Loss With Yoga

While looking through the Oak Island Recreation Center’s upcoming offerings, I noticed a workshop called Soothing the Space that was described as using yoga to help deal with grief and loss. I was intrigued. I was familiar with yoga as

Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry Has Re-Opened!

The ferry is finally open again! After a maintenance shut down beginning in the spring and delayed by the COVID restrictions, the Southport-Fort Fisher ferry began running again in mid-August, and we are so glad so have it back. The

The Craft Beer Guru Of Oak Island

It almost sounds like the plot of movie— Woman leaves the corporate world to buy a taproom and bottle shop at the beach. I’m not sure the LifeTime version would include a plague and a hurricane, but those things have

Just Desserts

For some people, it’s who you know that opens new doors of opportunity. For others, it’s their chocolate cake. Pastry chef Amanda Schall landed her first local client when she made her fiance’s new boss a chocolate cake. Schall had moved